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Ordinance amending Chapter 32, entitled Emergency Management, of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.
Staff Summary
* Chapter 32 entitled 'Emergency Management' of the Lake County Code of Ordinances, was adopted to provide for the preparation and planning of disasters and destruction from natural and man-made causes and the manner in which emergency management operations would be carried out by the county in coordination with its local, state and federal partners.
* Chapter 32 provides for the creation of an Emergency Management Agency to carry out the functions outlined therein under the direction of Coordinator who shall be appointed in the same manner as are the heads of regular county governmental departments.
* Following the resignation of the County's Emergency Management Agency Coordinator in July 2017, the County adjusted the position title to Emergency Management Agency Manager in an effort to maximize its recruitment efforts in attracting candidates with the professional qualifications and expertise necessary to effectively lead an agency which interfaces with all communities and departments within the County.
* The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act (20 ILCS 3305/ 10) requires that each emergency services and disaster agency have a Coordinator who shall be appointed by the principal executive officer in the same manner as the heads of regular governmental departments.
* Amendments to Chapter 32 are proposed to amend all references from 'Coordinator' to 'Manager' to reflect the adjusted title and ensure the Manager position fulfills the coordinator role as required by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
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ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the County Administrator recommends that the ordinance establishing the Lake County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) be revised to reflect recent changes in position titles relevant to the EMA function; and
WHEREAS, the recommended amendments to the ordinance maintain the functional powers and duties o...
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